The Great Rod of Oscar is one of the strongest mid-to-late game fishing rods in Fisch, built around an unusually high luck stat and near-instant catch speed. You cannot buy it from a normal shop. To get it, you finish the Dead Mans Tale quest, pick up an amulet, then dive to a hidden underwater area called Oscar’s Locker and pay for the rod.
Quick answer: Talk to Dead Man Joe at Forsaken Shores, retrieve the amulet from the central island wreck at the Grand Reef, return it to Joe, then equip the amulet and dive to Oscar’s Locker near Terrapin Island to buy the Great Rod of Oscar.
What you need before starting
The rod itself carries a steep price tag, so the main barrier is currency rather than gear. You will also need a way to travel underwater for the final leg of the trip.
- Enough currency to cover the purchase price at Oscar’s Locker.
- A Submarine for the underwater route, or Advanced Diving Gear as a workable alternative.
- A boat to reach Forsaken Shores and the Grand Reef.
Note: You must keep the amulet to survive the final cave. Without it equipped, the entrance stays sealed behind a green wall and the area will kill you if you try to push through.
Start the Dead Mans Tale quest at Forsaken Shores
Reach Oscar’s Locker and buy the rod
You will know it worked when the rod appears in your inventory and can be equipped. If the gate is blocked by a translucent green wall, your amulet is not equipped; back out, equip it, and return.
Great Rod of Oscar stats
The rod combines very high luck with strong lure speed, which together produce a near-instant catch. The trade-off is low resilience and very limited control, so larger fish demand more careful reeling.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Lure Speed | 95% |
| Luck | 280% |
| Control | 0.1 (40% bar width) |
| Resilience | 20% |
| Max Kg | 100,000 kg |
Passives that make it worth the cost
Three passive bonuses are the real reason players grind toward this rod. They reward both leveling and credit farming.
| Passive | Effect |
|---|---|
| Progress Speed | +30% progress speed when reeling. |
| XP Boost | Multiplies XP from every catch by 1.35x. |
| Oscar mutation | 5% chance to apply the Oscar mutation, raising fish value (listed as up to 12x). |
Best enchantments for the Great Rod of Oscar
Because the rod is built around XP and luck, enchantment choices usually push those further or shore up its weak resilience and control. The biggest XP gains stack a standard enchantment with the cosmic Wise enchantment.
| Goal | Enchantment options |
|---|---|
| More XP | Insight (1.5x), Clever (2.25x), and Wise (1.2x, cosmic; needs Cosmic Relics) |
| More resilience | Resilient (+35%), Mystical (+45%, exalted; needs Exalted Relics), or Long |
| Bigger control bar | Controlled, Unbreakable, or Herculean (exalted; needs Exalted Relics) |
| More luck | Divine, or Immortal (exalted; needs Exalted Relics) |
With the right stacking during a Double XP window plus Merlin’s temporary XP boost and the Double XP gamepass, the multiplier can reach as high as 26.244x on a perfect catch. That combination is why the Great Rod of Oscar remains a favorite for grinding levels long after you first unlock it.
